On the flat plains of South Dakota,
you'll find the Rosebud Reservation, which is home to thousands of Lakota Sioux
Indians, as well as Little Sioux. It is nonprofit organization committed to
improving the quality of life for Lakota Indians. Their Lakota history is as
rich as any culture on this earth, but, through years of struggle and
oppression, they have suffered painful losses and heartbreaking tragedy. Yet
they refuse to give up.
The division of the tribe is known as
Teton. The band is known as Sicangu Burnt Thigh. The traditional language of the Indians is Lakota. The
Rosebud reservation is located in south- central South Dakota, with the land
area being at 950,000 acres. The
important groups on the reservation are the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and the Todd County School Districts.
The population of the Lakota tribes is
19,960, but about 3,522 of the Indian had left. Some of the highlights around
the Rosebud reservation are the Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum ,St. Francis, Sinte Gleska
University Cultural Center in Mission SD, Sinte Gleska University, Mission,
Ghost Hawk Park, west of Rosebud, and Crazy Horse Canyon.
Some of the
past leaders of the reservation are Ben Reifel, a five-term U.S. Congressman was
born near Parmelee on the Rosebud Reservation in 1906. White Eagle was the first
American Indian to sing lead roles in American musical theater and opera.
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Virginia is a
children's book author who has been awarded the South Dakota Living Indian
Treasure Award.
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